Assignment - 2-26

Hello, APUSHers:

If all goes well, we will be in the computer lab tomorrow.

We will be exploring the following question, from the APUSH review text, and DBQ's

To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865-1900 era as either "Robber Barons" or "Industrial Statesmen?"

Based on the information we will research, as well as the Documents located on pp. 353-357 of the APUSH review book, we will construct an essay integrates your knowledge of this period with your interpretation of the documents.

You will complete the essay for HW. It is due on Friday. I know it's short notice, but on the exam, you will only get 60 minutes to read the documents, create a thesis statement, and produce an essay.

Here are the links we'll be working with.

How to do the DBQ - I know, it's been a while.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=429 - "Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?" From the National Endowment for the Humanities. Provides numerous resources and extensive background information.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature/meet_andrews.html - "The Two Andrews." Provides a concise background and biography of Andrew Carnegie

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html - A detailed biography of John D. Rockefeller

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande10.html - Information pertaining to JP Morgan.

http://middle.usm.k12.wi.us/faculty/taft/Unit5/baronscaptains.htm

http://webpages.maine207.org/south/departments/lrc/pathrobberbarons.htm#internet

http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture05.html